New York – Poverty has risen dramatically in the New York Jewish community since the previous study in 2002, according to UJA-Federation of New York’s “Jewish Community Study of New York: 2011 Special Report

Albany, NY – Political groups that use millions of dollars in so-called “dark money” provided by unnamed donors will now have to disclose how they raise and spend their increasingly influential cash, according to

In front of a packed house, in the roughly six-hundred seat sanctuary of Brooklyn’s Manhattan Beach Jewish Center, seven Democratic candidates for New York City Mayor spurred the audience, and at times each other,

Brooklyn, NY – New York’s state Legislative Ethics Commission is set to announce that it is fining former Assemblyman and current candidate for City Council Vito Lopez a total of $300,000 for sexual harassment

New York, NY – Calling it a better “economic bet” for high school students who aren’t “rocket scientists”, Mayor Bloomberg said students not at the “top” of their classes should consider forgoing college and

Last week, in a pitch to NYC Jewish voters, some of the mayoral candidates opted for the least expensive, but often most appreciated, gesture, and tweeted a greeting to the Jewish community celebrating the

New York – A New York assemblyman accused of sexually harassing young female staffers for years says he will resign before he’s expelled from the Legislature. Assemblyman Vito Lopez informed leaders on Saturday he

New York – Bloomberg LP appointed former IBM Chairman and CEO Samuel Palmisano as an independent adviser on security and data issues, as the company seeks to address customers’ concerns about possible breaches in

New York – The busiest passenger train station in the United States is a 1960s-era, utilitarian labyrinth in the basement of a basketball arena. Pennsylvania Station, a gateway to the nation’s biggest city, was

New York – The Powerball jackpot has jumped to $600 million, a major climb less than a day after the latest drawing produced no winning ticket. The announcement Friday by the Multi-State Lottery Association